First pick
Glen Walter Regional Park
Park or garden
8.8 ha0.5 km of path
9.8 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.02.3%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in South Glengarry · parks, protected land & trails
Beaches near South Glengarry: 6 within 5 km
Biggest among them: Lake Saint-François National Wildlife Area, 1,316 ha, 2.5 km off. The nearest provincial park, Voyageur Provincial Park, is 21 km away. A drive of 98 km reaches Thousand Islands National Park, the nearest national park.
Protected land
2.3%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
17
within 10 km, 7 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
98 km
Thousand Islands National Park
Nearest provincial park
21 km
Voyageur Provincial Park
Beaches
6
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Against other towns
How South Glengarry compares with other Canadian towns
Each figure against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (not city hubs or reserves), with the town marked and the typical one’s line. Outdoors isn’t graded in Canada. The page compares each figure with other towns and leaves it there.
Protected within 10 km2.3%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas7Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes0Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches6Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, South Glengarry is 18th from the bottom for protected land
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (14,105 to 14,608 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Protected within 10 km
South Glengarry2.3%
Towns its size2.6%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
South Glengarry7
Towns its size8
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
South Glengarry0
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gravenhurst ON | 18% | 24% | 27 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Kerrisdale BC | 18% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 33 |
| 3 | Convent Glen - Orleans Woods ON | 13% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Chapel Hill South ON | 12% | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Bayshore ON | 11% | 0% | 23 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Matane QC | 11% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | La Crète AB | 11% | 7.9% | 9 | 0 | 112 |
| 8 | Mont-Laurier QC | 9.7% | 4.6% | 29 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Maricourt QC | 6.5% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Peace Village ON | 5.7% | 0.6% | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Manor Park NS | 5.3% | 0% | 22 | 6 | 21 |
| 12 | Maizerets QC | 5.2% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Vieux-Limoilou QC | 4.9% | 0% | 17 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy QC | 4.8% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Val-des-Monts QC | 4.4% | 2.6% | 55 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Saint-Amable QC | 4.3% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Plateau QC | 4.1% | 0% | 18 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Bourg-Royal QC | 4.1% | 0.5% | 19 | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | Tiny ON | 3.9% | 7.9% | 23 | 0 | 61 |
| 20 | Long Sault ON | 2.6% | 2.5% | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| 21 | Louis-Hébert QC | 2.5% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Southcrest ON | 2.5% | 7.8% | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | South Glengarry ON | 2.3% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| 24 | Ridgehill / Armbro Heights ON | 2.3% | 9.7% | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Greenwood-Coxwell ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 3 | 38 |
| 26 | Harbour Landing SK | 2.2% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Prévost QC | 2.1% | 3.5% | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Rosemère QC | 1.8% | 2.4% | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Colchester County, Subdivision C NS | 1.7% | 1.8% | 125 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | Hickory Woods ON | 1.6% | 0% | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Forest Heights ON | 1.6% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Pont-Viau QC | 1.3% | 0% | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Briar Hill-Belgravia ON | 1% | 0% | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Durham ON | 0.3% | 0.2% | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Junction Area ON | 0.3% | 0% | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| 36 | Warman SK | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Martindale AB | 0.2% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Mount Forest ON | 0.1% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Sandwich ON | 0.1% | 2.9% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Grand Falls-Windsor NL | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 |
The map
South Glengarry on the map: green space, protected land and paths
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
10 parks and woods to walk in, in or near South Glengarry
Largest first: Glen Walter Regional Park leads with 8.8 ha. Numbers match the map.
10 named parks and woods, 38 ha in all
Parks & gardens 18 haWoods 21 ha
Add Ross Island to Glen Walter Regional Park and you have 56% of it.
Sir John Johnson House National Historic Site
Park or garden
1.9 ha
2.9 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Little Hog Island
Wood or forest · 110 m outside town
5.8 ha
9.0 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Paul Rozon Memorial Park
Park or garden
1.4 ha
3.1 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 10 named parks and green spaces
Glen Walter Regional ParkPark or garden · 8.8 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsRoss IslandWood or forest · 13 ha
DirectionsSir John Johnson House National Historic SitePark or garden · 1.9 ha
DirectionsLittle Hog IslandWood or forest · 5.8 ha · just outside town
DirectionsMartintown Community ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha
DirectionsPaul Rozon Memorial ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha
DirectionsGreen Valley ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha
DirectionsKen Barton ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha
DirectionsParc Léon-PrieurPark or garden · 1.1 ha · just outside town
DirectionsJacobs IslandWood or forest · 2.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, commons and woods with a name, in the town or within 400 m, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Sizes are the mapped outline’s.
Close to home
In South Glengarry, parks are rarely a short walk away
Residents of each 2021 dissemination area, at a point inside it, within 400 m (about a 5-minute walk) of a park or playing field mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Within 400 m (3.2%)Further (97%)
South Glengarry3.2%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
That leaves about 13,900 people more than a short walk away. A median Canadian town manages 83%.
Protected areas
2.3% of the country within 10 km of South Glengarry is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside South Glengarry0%
Within 10 km2.3%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
7 of the 17 belong to a government or an Indigenous nation. Lake Saint-François National Wildlife Area is the biggest, 1,316 ha. Another 10 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
lac Saint-Francois (Pointe Beaudette) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 605 ha · reaches South Glengarry
île Dodens HeronryProtected area · 27 ha · 0.7 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Francois (Pointe Fraser / Pointe Leblanc) Muskrat HabitatWildlife area · 88 ha · 2.0 km from the edge of town
Lake Saint-François National Wildlife AreaWildlife area · 1,316 ha · 2.5 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Francois (Saint-Anicet / Port-Lewis) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 789 ha · 2.6 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Francois (Canal Port-Lewis) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 1,275 ha · 4.7 km from the edge of town
lac Saint-Francois (Saint-Zotique) Water Fowl Gathering AreaWildlife area · 857 ha · 5.8 km from the edge of town
Source: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
National & provincial parks
The nearest big park: Thousand Islands National Park, 98 km away
National parks (Parks Canada) and provincial or territorial parks by direction and distance from the town’s edge: every one within 10 km, and the nearest of each within 100 km.
National parkProvincial park
Provincial park
Voyageur Provincial Park
21 km north15 km²since 1966
National park
Thousand Islands National Park
98 km south-west24 km²since 1904
Nearer still is Voyageur Provincial Park, a provincial park 21 km away.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
South Glengarry and its edge hold 119 km of footpath
OpenStreetMap footpaths, paths, bridleways and steps, and tracks open on foot, in the town and 1 km around it; woods as mapped (landuse=forest, natural=wood).
Footpaths
119 km
in and around the town (763.7 km²)
Woodland
30%
about 230.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
South GlengarryTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.2
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
South GlengarryTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland30%
0%50%100%
More of it is wooded than in 74% of Canadian towns. It has fewer paths per km² than 80% of Canadian towns.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
No mapped walking route near South Glengarry
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
OpenStreetMap has no named walking route within 2 km of the town. Trails may exist without being mapped as routes.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in South Glengarry in May, June and August
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Cornwall, 17 km away). Good months: long days, highs of 15–30 °C, light rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°C) | -4 | -2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 80 | 63 | 64 | 83 | 85 | 95 | 97 | 83 | 99 | 100 | 82 | 75 |
Snow totals about 198 cm a year. Highs peak near 27 °C in July and fall to -4 °C in January. For dry weather, February is best (63 mm); October gets 100 mm. The climate in South Glengarry →
Beaches
Where to swim near South Glengarry
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage de Saint-Anicetgrass · 3.8 km from town
DirectionsPlage du Sablonsand · 4.4 km from town
DirectionsPlage de Saint-Zotique4.8 km from town
DirectionsAdd 3 unnamed beaches to the count. Whether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
South Glengarry has 2 viewpoints within 2 km
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
There are 13 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 4
Lairds Hillin town
DirectionsMacs Hillin town
DirectionsSandy Hillin town
DirectionsVinegar Hillin town
DirectionsNature reserves 6
Charlottenburg Forest Mountain Bike Areain town
DirectionsCharlottenburgh Managed Forestin town
DirectionsCooper Marsh Conservation Areain town
DirectionsGrey's Creek Conservation Areain town
DirectionsSandfield-Macdonald Forestin town
DirectionsSummerstown Forestin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 6
Plus 6 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 13
Martintown Community Playgroundin town
DirectionsPlus 12 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 6
Cameron's Point Family Campgroundin town
DirectionsCharlottenburgh Park Campgroundin town
DirectionsGlengarry Campgroundin town
DirectionsLancaster Park Outdoor Resortin town
DirectionsT & I Campground Resortin town
DirectionsPlus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Slipways 2
Plus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to South Glengarry
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
AkwesasneCornwallAkwesasne (Part) 59Saint-AnicetSouth Glengarry
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Glengarry | 2.3% | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| Akwesasne 13 km | 2.1% | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Cornwall 15 km | 0.1% | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Akwesasne (Part) 59 16 km | 1.7% | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Saint-Anicet 17 km | 6.1% | 24 | 0 | 1 |
Saint-Anicet has at least twice the protected share around it.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- Protected land. The share is of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s outline, from CPCAD’s mapped areas; marine areas count, so a coastal town can score high on water.
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
Questions about the outdoors in South Glengarry
How far is the nearest provincial park from South Glengarry?
Voyageur Provincial Park, 21 km away.
When should you visit South Glengarry for the outdoors?
May, June and August, on the 1991–2020 normals and the daylight: long days, highs of 15 °C or more, light rain for the place.
Which is the biggest protected area near South Glengarry?
It is Lake Saint-François National Wildlife Area, a wildlife area covering 1,316 ha.
What is the nearest beach to South Glengarry?
Try Plage de Saint-Anicet, 3.8 km from town, first of several.
Are there protected areas near South Glengarry?
Yes: 2.3% of the land within 10 km is protected.
How far is South Glengarry from a national park?
Thousand Islands National Park, 98 km from the edge of town.
Sources
Sources for this page on South Glengarry
Protected areas: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2026: every area within 10 km and the nearest national and provincial parks, measured outline to outline.
Walking routes and beaches: OpenStreetMap, November 2026: named hiking, foot and walking route relations within 2 km and beaches within 5 km.
Towns: Statistics Canada 2021 Census boundaries and populations; the comparison is the Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, not city hubs or reserves.
When to go: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, from the nearest station that publishes them.
Green space, paths, woods, things to do: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik’s Canada extract), November 2026: parks, gardens, playing fields, woods, footpaths, the coastline and things to do in and around each town.
Residents: Statistics Canada 2021 Census dissemination areas (population, boundaries), each at a point inside it.
Walking routes and beaches © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Not on this page: trailheads and trail grades, and beach water quality. No open Canadian dataset gives these for every town yet.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).